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 did you get out and enjoy the
lovely weather we had recently?
my outside time is usually spent
slowly walking up the sidewalk
while my daughter, who is almost
19 months, picks up acorn tops
and sticks. or we are at a park
swinging, climbing, sliding, or
picking dandelions, then there
are those times she stares with
fascination at some older kids
playing basketball. life is much
more simple yet so exciting when
you are under the age of 5!
as adults we don’t remember a
time, usually, that we did not
know how to jump in the air – my
daughter has recently been able
to jump with one foot leaving
the ground but has not mastered
both – or how to bounce a
basketball or even know what the
heck a basketball is. she says
hi to everyone and then stares
after someone if they don’t say
hi back, sometimes that is
because they did not hear her as
usually she does bring a smile
to the person’s face when they
realize she said hi to them. how
can you not smile when a small
child says hello in all their
innocence?
she also loves to experiment
with her food, how does it feel
to smash her vegetables between
her fingers? or what is mommy’s
reaction when i turn my bowl
upside down to watch the food
spill everywhere? not one of my
favorite things she does but i
have to remember she is trying
to figure out this world she
lives in. the funny thing is we
spend most of our life trying to
figure out the world we live in.
why do good and bad things
happen? what will be someone’s
reaction when i tell them what i
really think? how will my body
and mind react if i do try to
take the first steps into an arm
balancing pose?
summer is here and it is
naturally the time of year we
want to get out and do things.
our bodies are usually very
ready for getting up and going.
so next time you are on the mat
or going for a run, bike ride,
climbing, hiking, at the beach
or whatever activity you are
doing really take some time to notice
something new about it. you know
from your yoga practice that
each day the body and the mind
are different. Some days that
run or yoga practice will feel
wonderful and other days you
feel like your limbs are the
heaviest objects on earth.
instead of focusing on the
effort try to remember what it
felt like the first time you
stepped on the mat or the first
race you ran. maybe your first
time is not a “fond” memory so
try to remember some of the fun
of discovering the abilities you
do have. our minds and egos are
very good on focusing and
recalling the struggles, like
mine remembering the off season
on my high school varsity swim
team running around the track. i
hated the off season runs! the
first thing to pop in my head is
that i am not a fast runner
rather than my mind recalling
the fact that i played soccer
for five years on competitive
team in houston where i spent 90
minutes running up and down the
field as the right halfback
loving every minute.
so on those days you struggle
take a moment to remember some
little thing you love about the
activity. i do not enjoy
cleaning the house but i do love
the end result and believe me i
have to keep that in mind to get
me through the task. i hope you
get out and find some joy in
every activity you engage in.
namaste,
siobhan
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can either purchase our
3 class pass for $33
or try us out for a whole
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bethesda,
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arlington.
just let the front desk know
where you purchased your pass.
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for a class, please remember
that you can only sign up at
the studio where you purchased
your pass.
- join us for these inspiring
lifestyle and yoga workshops:
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family yoga (ages 3
to 9), sunday june 1
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yoga 4 two: baby & me,
sunday, june 22
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yoga means union:
partner yoga,
saturday, june 28
- community celebration:
our way to celebrate tranquil
space bethesda yogis' honors
and developments! please share your celebrations
with us by emailing
newsletter@tranquilspacebethesda.com.
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welcome back to teacher
michelle who will
be coming back after her
maternity leave!
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congratulations to sa
rachel for getting
accepted to graduate
school
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welcome to lauren
who is joining our
teacher team at bethesda!
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best wishes to teacher
melissa who is
getting married this
month!
- send us your baby
news with a photo of
your new addition to share
by sending it to
newsletter@tranquilspacebethesda.com.
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congratulations to
teacher geri and
sa husband tim on
the birth of their girl,
adelaide who was
born may 16! |
 jenni
pfeiffer
these days i've been traveling
around the dc metropolitan area
quite a bit. i teach classes at
our arlington studio, our dupont
studio, and of course, in
bethesda. i work in bethesda as
well, and recently,
i've been in northeast dc
completing my practicum work for
a
certification in college
counseling. hopping around from
place to
place and meeting new people
every day forces one to see that
we are
more alike than different.
it's sometimes hard for me to
look at this world and see how
divided
we seem to be. maya is a concept
in yoga which teaches that the
world
is basically illusion. i've
always had trouble with this
idea until
recently. initially my
reluctance to accept this idea
stems from my
unwillingness to believe one
truth--that i have found "the"
answer.
i remember leaving a church
service one day when i was a
little girl.
i don't remember what it was
about the sermon, but something
the
pastor said unnerved me. i
remember walking out into the
hallway
thinking, "i will belong to this
church for now, but once i
explore
other denominations and find the
'right one' i will make a
switch."
as my explorations continued,
the world revealed to me a
multiplicity
of religions and systems of
thought; each of which had
insightful
ideas to offer--how could i
choose? but these days i've
realized that
we don't have to choose. we can
take bits and pieces from
everywhere
and incorporate that into who we
are; we can have many truths.
to get past the 'veil of maya'
we are to try our best to see
that
all people are sparks of the
divine, albeit at different
stages of
self-actualization. the best way
i can explain this goes
something
like this: we all need and use
electricity in our daily lives.
we
don't, however, just walk right
in to a power plant and grab all
the
electricity we need. It would be
too powerful. electricity must
be
channeled. people are like this.
gurus and the great spiritual
people walking the earth are
very close to the power source
and that
is why they radiate powerful
energies. most people, like you
and i,
are somewhere along the channel.
some people are so far down the
line
that it is very difficult to see
their spark. our job is to try
to
see that spark in everyone...on
every road that we travel journey.
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each month we choose
a pose to focus on in each
class through strong attention
to alignment, variations,
and/or modifications as
a way to grow and expand
our yogic horizons.
 gomukhasana
(cow face pose)
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benefits
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stretches
the ankles,
hips and
thighs,
shoulders,
armpits and
triceps, and
chest
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this title is reserved
for yogis who have shown
a strong dedication to their
practice, are enthusiastic
about their growth, and
enjoy sharing it with others.
 anne
gasque
i first came to tranquil
space bethesda over a
year ago, having
recently moved to
bethesda, and am
grateful to have found
such a warm and inviting
place to learn and
practice yoga. i was in
a period of transition,
as i had just gotten
married and soon
afterward was promoted
to a new position at
work as a senior editor
in the books department
of a large nonprofit
association; i was
seeking and in need of a
“tranquil space.” i
tried a yoga class
almost 10 years ago at
another studio in dc and
then practiced at home
on and off with videos;
although i enjoyed yoga,
i never felt committed
to my practice until i
started classes at
tranquil space bethesda.
the nurturing
environment and talented
teachers drew me in, and
i could feel the
benefits of my yoga
practice not only
physically but also
spiritually and
emotionally in my work
and relationships.
recently, i have begun
to volunteer at a
therapeutic riding
center, something i have
wanted to do for many
years but have never
actively pursued. i
think yoga has helped me
reconnect with myself in
many ways and i will
always practice, thanks
to the encouragement and
skill of the teachers
and staff at tranquil
space bethesda.
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 clothing,
accessories, and specialties to
enrich your life on and off the
mat
tranquility boutique is a fusion
of fashion and passion in celebration
of yogis' bodies and spirits!
tranquility boutique carries
a delightful selection of
comfy and chic lines that
transition from the yoga mat to
the market or museum. all pieces
are hand picked by kimberly, made
of luxurious fabrics that stretch
with your body, and designed for
nurturing your yoga lifestyle.
look for newly added yoga cards,
organic bath products, and more
books!
tranquil space's own line of yoga
clothing and accessories,
tranquility, is designed
for the style-conscious yogini and
has been featured in shape,
lucky, daily candy,
fit yoga, the washingtonian,
and the washington post.
view our most recent mention
in the examiner.
 tranquiliT
treatments are a delightful way
to nurture your body and complement
your yoga practice on and off the
yoga mat. at tranquil space we believe
that yoga is a lifestyle, and are
pleased to offer the following services
as part of our specialty spa,
to help nurture your lifestyle:
reiki
thai yoga bodywork
ayurveda and thai yoga bodywork
raindrop therapy
swedish and
deep tissue massage
acupuncture
most services are available at tranquil
space bethesda. for additional information,
or to schedule an appointment, please
email
spa@tranquilspacebethesda.com.
please note that to cancel an appointment
and not be charged, we need 24 hours
notice.
 the
mission of tranquil space is
to provide a nurturing environment
that encourages the unfolding of
a creative yoga practice that is
carried off the yoga mat into one's
daily life.
 the
vision of tranquil space is
to use yoga as a catalyst to live
life fully and consciously
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